Outrageous 18th C Enamel Portrait Circa 1780 April 4th This dainty

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This dainty pair of earrings feature garden-like details as well as a flower design at the top of each earring

Gothic and Renaissance motifs became popular in jewelry of the time

after the California Gold Rush

"Mano Figa" (mano meaning hand and figa meaning fig

Outrageous 18th C Enamel Portrait Circa 1780 April 4th This daintyHand painted miniature portraits were the predecessors of photography. In an age when no other means of preserving a likeness was available, a hand painted portrait was a treasure and a legacy passed from generation to generation. Painting surfaces for these miniature works of art varied from porcelain to enamel and celluloid to ivory. Some portrait miniatures were done of famous "beauties" of the era, others were of classic style beauties rather than